[jcmanson]

Eric Fath
6' 3" 212 lb Inside Linebacker
Quakertown (PA) Community High School

ESPN Profile

Rivals Profile

He's got a pretty cool webiste of a band he's in:
http://oncecalledsaul.com/index.cfm?CFI ... N=43611060

[LUconn]

Considering: No schools at this time.

What are you up to?

[jcmanson]

A whole lot of nothing.

[RagingTireFire]

OK, so a quick search for the word "prospect" on the football board turns up only one thread started by manson prior to yesterday -- 7.5 million from Sly, by the way -- and that kid signed with us in February. Now, all of a sudden, he starts three threads in two days and one of them is a known commitment. I think someone may have been scooped here.

("Houston, we have a problem.")

[jcmanson]

I only started 2 threads

[RagingTireFire]

I stand corrected. Lefty started the Demetrius Ward one. So am I wrong, oh charmed one?

[jcmanson]

Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just trying to help us all out.

[RagingTireFire]

That doesn't answer the question. SPIT IT OUT, MAN!!! Is he bringing his bass here or what?

By the way, I like the band but the lead singer really needs to finish puberty.

[jcmanson]

I don't know. All he can do now is verbal, and we all know those don't mean anything.

[RagingTireFire]

You're no fun.

Fortunately, Google is. Seems he's been home-schooled since the 4th grade. There's also this little tidbit:

Fath's sister, Katie, 21, was also a homeschooler. She is studying fashion merchandising at Liberty University.

http://www.pacyberfamilies.org/news/display.cfm?ID=388

[Sly Fox]

I'm wondering if any of our FlameFans in pastoral positions in the vicinity of this kid have any more info.

[bigsmooth]

verballed to LU last thursday according to a very reliable source.

[Sly Fox]

Welcome to the LU family, Eric!

[BJWilliams]

Not bad...three commits before football season even starts. This could be a really good class for us!

[RagingTireFire]

This kid is going to drive the MRS degree girls batty. All you playas may commence hatin' now.

[BJWilliams]

This kid signs and enrolls in teh fall...I think he'll have a fan club on facebook within 24 hours (and 3/4 of it will be girls wanting to be Mrs. Eric Fath as RTF says)

[jcmanson]

Seriously, can we get a different pic?

[TylerBakersGonnaBGreat]

Shhh ATrain is concentrating KIDDING

[PAmedic]

didn't have much time to look but found very little info on this kid up here- point of interest: he played for #24's arch-rival school.

I believe he made "Star of the week" sometime last season (undated) for 12 tackles in a game.

Quakertown is one of the smaller schools in the class AAAA league up here, but still faces decent competition (As did Greiser's Pennridge HS)

He's listed as a "Player to watch" at TE for the '08-'09 season.

this kid could be a nice surprise, but I'll have to do some digging to find anything more on him

[Sly Fox]

From a Pennsylanian fishwrap previewing Eric's district ...

The Panthers are also on the comeback trail after a dismal 2007, and hope returnees Tony Latronica (900-yard runner) and QB Ryan Tinknell can find some wins.
Tight end Eric Fath, a Liberty University recruit, is a huge two-way threat.
Methacton has promised a more diverse attack this year, and don't be surprised if Tim Smith gets a lot of touches as both a runner and receiver.

Click Here for Full Story

[flameshaw]

[Sly Fox]

Here is an even better feature on him from PAmedic's next of the woods (I think medic's post-Greiser man crush has been identified) that talks about his homeschooling, band and his future at LU ....

Sweet Music

By RALPH WEBER
phillyBurbs.com

Eric Fath comes from a football family. His father, Larry Fath, played football at Souderton under coach Drew Darrah and his grandfather Dick Fath played at Haddonfield (N.J.) High.

In addition, his mother, then known as Lana Fox, was a standout basketball player at Souderton.

But because he was home schooled, he could not play any sports for his local high school, Quakertown.

But when a law was passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in September, 2005 that students home schooled must be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities of the nearest school, Fath was able to keep the family tradition alive.

“I always wanted to play football,” he says. “Our family used to go to Quakertown games when I was little. I had never played it but when the bill was passed my father called the school within a week.

“We had been praying that something like this would happen.”

Click Here for Full Story

[Sly Fox]

Saw the kid at homecoming and he looks the part of an inside 'backer. Here is an update on his senior season ...

Akins, Fath named all-state

By STUART LONDON
Bucks County Courier Times

Eric Fath takes his job as seriously as he does his football.

Fath was a tight end with senior eligibility this past season for Quakertown and was a key to the Panthers having a massive turnaround in its fortunes.

His efforts were rewarded as on Saturday he was named to the Associated Press Class AAAA all-state second team.

“This is awesome,” he said when informed of the selection late that night. “That's really cool.”

Later in the story it serves up some numbers on Eric this season ...

Fath, who is 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, found out about the selection hours after the list has been published on many newspaper web sites and message boards.

That was because he turned off his cell phone as he worked all day at the Chick-Fil-A in Quakertown as it piled up with messages congratulating him.

“I am very happy for Eric,” said Quakertown coach John Donnelly. “It couldn't have happened to a nicer kid.”

Fath made 30 catches for 643 yards and seven touchdowns for the Panthers. He also was a starter on the defensive line as Quakertown went 9-3 after winning just one game the year before. He had only made a total of 12 catches in the previous two seasons.

Click Here for Full Story

[SumItUp]

Congratulations on the post season awards, Eric.

ILB or should it be changed to TE or DL???? Where does the coaching staff envision him playing in the future?

[PAmedic]

forgot to post this- Eric was named one of 50 Maxwell award finalists, and a mini-Maxwell winner.

Maxwell Football Club 2008 Mini Max Award Winners Announced
Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the fifty players to be honored as Mini Max Award Winners as selected by the Club’s High School Advisory Committee. The Mini Max Award is presented to football players in the Greater Philadelphia region who exhibit excellent academics, outstanding football performance and a strong commitment to community service.

The Maxwell Club will select one player from this group of fifty to receive the Club’s prestigious Jim Henry Award as the regional Player of the Year. Past Jim Henry Award winners include current Carolina Panther linebacker Dan Connor (Strath Haven H.S., Penn State), Pat Devlin (Downingtown East H.S., Penn State), Ryan Greiser (Pennridge H.S., Liberty University), Dan Persa (Bethlehem Liberty H.S., Northwestern) and Steven Rizzo (Audubon H.S., Colgate).

http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/cont ... ess_hs.htm